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Marine plastic: a ticket to ride for alien invaders?
The Lego octopuses washing up on a Cornish beach this week are the latest in a series of reminders that the amount of plastic debris in the world's oceans is reaching unprecedented levels, posing a...
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Invader of the Week: 8 Reasons Why the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Reigns the Reef
Crown of thorns starfish on a coral reef. Credit: ShutterstockDespite only occupying 1% of the marine environment, coral reefs are the rainforests of the ocean and home to a quarter of all marine life....
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Terminating Madagascar’s toxic toads: not as simple as it sounds.
The bespectacled Asian toad. Credit: ShutterstockIn March this year, the staff of a mining company noticed some unusual amphibians lurking near a swamp in Toamasina, Madagascar’s largest seaport....
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People power: how citizen science is changing the face of environmental research
Bird watching: just one of the many ways in which citizen scientists are collecting valuable environmental data. Credit: ShutterstockZooniverse is my new favourite form of procrastination. In seconds,...
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Seagrass SOS: how boats and invasive species are threatening these critical...
Credit: RJ Lilley Seagrass meadowSeagrass meadows can be found in the shallow coastal waters of most of the world’s continents. They act as nursery grounds for commercially important fish and shellfish...
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When it comes to alien quagga mussels, prevention is better than cure
Message to Boaters at Lake Mead: Don't Move a Mussel. Credit Stuartwildlife (Flickr)In 2007, not far from Area 51, a different kind of alien was reported in Nevada. Little bigger than a thumbnail, it...
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Trouble in Paradise: the mighty myna threatening birdlife in the Seychelles
Common myna bird. Credit: ShutterstockThis week, I spoke to Katherine Raines who works in the enviable location of Denis Island in the Seychelles. But there’s trouble in Paradise: in collaboration with...
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